Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: AMGN, HD, ETSY
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, April 8, 1:41 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amgen Inc (AMGN), where a total of 12,235 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.3% of AMGN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $292.50 strike call option expiring April 19, 2024, with 1,752 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,200 underlying shares of AMGN. Below is a chart showing AMGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $292.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Home Depot Inc (HD) options are showing a volume of 16,333 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.6% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $335 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 2,832 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 283,200 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:
And Etsy Inc (ETSY) options are showing a volume of 13,462 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of ETSY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring May 10, 2024, with 3,577 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 357,700 underlying shares of ETSY. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
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